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By Kira Witkin | September 19, 2012

More states are adopting high school exit exams that assess college and career readiness instead of focusing on state curricula standards, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported.

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College centers launch new student programs

By Kristin Yu | September 19, 2012

A select group of 34 undergraduates has been chosen to pilot a new curriculum, known as uAcademy for Conscious Change at Dartmouth College, that aims to provide the skills necessary for "change agents" to pursue social ventures, Rockefeller Center Program Director Vincent Mack said.

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TDI study finds that new programs reduce health care costs

By Taylor Malmsheimer | September 19, 2012

New programs for delivering health care can improve quality while reducing costs, especially for some of the nation's most vulnerable patients, according to a new study conducted by The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. The study "Spending Differences Associated with the Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration" was published last week in The Journal of the American Medical Association and found that Medicare's Physician Group Practice Demonstration program saw spending grow at a reduced rate for all participants in the program and at a significantly reduced rate for "dual eligibles," defined as patients eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, over a six-year period, according to TDI faculty member Carrie Colla. Mandated in 2000, the PGP Demonstration marks the first Medicare pay-for-performance initiative and offers physicians incentives to collaborate on health care delivery and improve quality and cost efficiency of Medicare services, according to the website of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The PGP Demonstration program is similar to an "accountable care organization," a term coined by study co-author and TDI faculty member Elliott Fisher to describe a group of providers, including primary care physicians, collaborating as an organization to improve care and lower costs.

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Politicians, celebrities canvass student votes

By Michael Riordan | September 19, 2012

Richard Yu / The Dartmouth Staff As the November election approaches, prominent political and entertainment industry figures, including Vice President Joe Biden and actor John Cho, are visiting Dartmouth to motivate young voters on behalf of President Barack Obama's reelection campaign.

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Vice President Biden to visit campus on Friday

By The Dartmouth Staff | September 19, 2012

Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden will visit Dartmouth on Friday to deliver speeches at a "grassroots event" on the lawn of Cutter-Shabazz Hall, according to a press release from the campaign to reelect President Barack Obama. The event, which will begin at 1:15 p.m.

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Daily Debriefing

By Sasha Dudding | September 18, 2012

News of a bomb threat caused the widespread evacuation of Louisiana State University's campus in Baton Rouge, La., on Monday afternoon, The New York Times reported.

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Health plan lacks eye, dental care

By Ester Cross | September 18, 2012

Although some students have expressed discontent with the College health plan's lack of routine eye and dental care, the Dartmouth College Student Group Health Plan remains competitive in the health insurance market, according to College Health Services Director John Turco.

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College places limits on transfer term applicants

By Amanda Young | September 18, 2012

A new transfer term policy will limit the number of students permitted to participate in a particular transfer program to an average of five and will require all interested students to submit applications, according to Committee on Instruction Chair Hakan Tell.

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College holds forum on reforms

By Laura Bryn Sisson | September 18, 2012

Nushy Golriz / The Dartmouth Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson defended the College's new harm reduction policies such as random Safety and Security walk-throughs and increased penalties for hazing violations at an open forum in Collis Common Ground last night.

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Rush onset spurs hazing discussion

By Marina Shkuratov | September 18, 2012

Although recent controversy regarding hazing at the College is not expected to impact the number of men choosing to participate in rush, it has led to increased discourse about the dangers of hazing and efforts to alleviate the practices by emphasizing more productive pledge term activities. The College's strengthened efforts to combat hazing will positively impact the practices of fraternity members during the course of their pledge terms, according to Greek Letter Organizations and Societies Director Wes Schaub. "I expect them to take this seriously for the most part because I think there's a lot at stake if they don't," he said.

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Study: Teen athletes avoid smoking

By Kelsey Anspach | September 17, 2012

Young people who play team sports and avoid watching movies featuring smoking are less likely to try tobacco, according to a recent study conducted by the Norris Cotton Cancer Center.

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Daily Debriefing

By Emily Brigstocke | September 17, 2012

A College Board-financed study reaffirmed the SAT as an accurate predictor of academic success by looking at the correlation between students' SAT scores and their grade point averages in high school and freshman year of college, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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College growth affects atmosphere, professors say

By Ashley Ulrich | September 16, 2012

Despite its tradition of maintaining a compact campus centralized around the Green, Dartmouth has recently undertaken a number of projects including the 1978 Life Sciences Center and Black Family Visual Arts Center meant to expand classroom and research resources for students that have created hubs of student activity in farther reaches of campus. While such resources have helped Dartmouth maintain its world-class academic caliber, they may also contribute to a growing student body and the erosion of the small college atmosphere, according to former music professor Jon Appleton, who began teaching at the College in 1967 and left in 2009. "Over the last 20 years, Dartmouth has gone from a small college to a university," Appleton said.

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